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New Shaun White's Snowboarding Developer Diary Focuses on Community
Posted by Adam Barenblat at 7:30 AM on October 2, 2008
It's actually kind of interesting to see the direction the developers are taking with Shaun White's Snowboarding. In this video they talk about how they are breaking down the barrier between multiplayer and single player by having the entire mountain be your lobby. If you are in the single player mode anyone can seamlessly join you for a fun day of conquering double blacks and broken legs.
We can look forward to the game just in time for the ski season later this year for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and PC.

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icepick314
Posted 7:57 AM 2/10/08
boy do i miss old SSX games....
NOT the Wii version or SSX on Tour but SSX Tricky and SSX 3....
not fan of Shaun White or any name-attached sport games....
icepick314
-Scrixx-
Posted 7:53 AM 2/10/08
@-Scrixx-:
Also, I mean this looks just like SSX. It'll just depend on the control scheme.
-Scrixx-
-Scrixx-
Posted 7:52 AM 2/10/08
@Lemon Goo:
"We can look forward to the game just in time for the ski season later this year for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and PC."
I'm guessing your illiterate, if so, as a troll, you fail.
-Scrixx-
Punkateer
Posted 7:52 AM 2/10/08
Nice. Since I'm not buying a new LIB Tech banana I can afford a nice game. I miss the old SSX where you could just race. $60=same as lift ticket in my area.
Punkateer
Setzer IIDX
Posted 7:51 AM 2/10/08
Breaking down the barrier?
Didn't Burnout Paradise do this first?
That being said, not sure how it'll work for Snowboarding, but for Racing, it's a bit annoying. I start in the map wherever I was in Single player. But every time, they're all on the other side. Just a matter of poor luck, but now I gotta drive across town just to get to the multiplayer part.
Setzer IIDX
Lemon Goo
Posted 7:46 AM 2/10/08
I'd like a new, non-Wii-exclusive SSX game.
Lemon Goo
DarkHavoc99
Posted 7:44 AM 2/10/08
Like Tony Hawk for snowboarding? No no that was SSX Tricky. This is like Skate for snowboarding I assume.
DarkHavoc99
TheMurderer
Posted 7:38 AM 2/10/08
Looks pretty great... But do I want excellent graphics and online play on the 360, or to actually play on the Balance Board on Wii? DECISIONS! I HAS THEM!
TheMurderer
swervin1979
Posted 7:37 AM 2/10/08
I am pretty stoked. I have been waiting for a next gen snowboarding game for a few years now. Yeaaaaah!
swervin1979
BallPtPenTheif
Posted 8:24 AM 2/10/08
@Setzer IIDX:
The video clip covers that complaint. Upon selecting a challenge it spawns everybody at the challenge location.
BallPtPenTheif
TheFamous1
Posted 8:13 AM 2/10/08
It's funny how they make it seem like Shaun White actually played a part in the development of his game. The only thing he probably did was tell one of the developers, "No. no. no. It's S-h-a-u-n and not S-h-a-w-n OK?"
TheFamous1
psychobaka
Posted 8:04 AM 2/10/08
Snowboarding MMO? Could be good.
psychobaka
Lemon Goo
Posted 8:04 AM 2/10/08
@-Scrixx-: Your reading comprehension sucks, fathead. Here, I'll make it easier for you to understand what I said:
Instead of the more sim-like experience Shaun White Snowboarding seems to offer, my preference would be a new SSX game released on the 360 and PS3 (in addition to the Wii, sure), as opposed to SSX Blur, a 2007 Wii-exclusive.
Lemon Goo
Setzer IIDX
Posted 8:02 AM 2/10/08
@-Scrixx-: But...it's not SSX. He wanted a non-Wii exclusive SSX.
Doesn't sound like he's trolling or illiterate. Sounds like he doesn't have a Wii and is reminiscing about other snowboarding games he likes. No?
Setzer IIDX
BallPtPenTheif
Posted 8:25 AM 2/10/08
So far so good. No kooky tricks yet.. all we need now is a jibbing/grinding system that doesn't lock you to the rail and some clothing by Sessions and I'm sold.
BallPtPenTheif
dead_red_eyes
Posted 11:14 AM 2/10/08
I'm hoping for controls that are somewhat similar to Skate. I gotta say that the animations look a little clunky/jerky ... so hopefully they get that fixed up.
dead_red_eyes
zanzibarlegend
Posted 10:30 AM 2/10/08
@TheFamous1: YUP.
i want SSX! this game looks horrible in motion! motions looks jerky, the boarders have no weight to them. and the collision detection? horrible! have you guys seen vids for this?
sure the scope and camera look intriguing, but nothing else about it screams cool
zanzibarlegend
joeloliol
Posted 4:23 PM 2/10/08
seamless multiplayer seems cool.
but i dunno, im not blown away by anything i've seen for this game really, so i doubt i'll end up getting it.
but i do love that idea of the mountain being the lobby. especially if you were on voice chat with your friends, and all hanging out on the mountain together, that would be fun.
although, your friends would ALSO have to have the system you have, and the game you have, and be available to play at the same time as you.. those situations might not arise TOO often...
joeloliol
L_K_M
Posted 6:34 PM 2/10/08
What I would love to see in a snowboarding game would be actual places I've been to (as in: outside of the US)...
L_K_M
ST19AG_WGreymon
Posted 10:20 PM 2/10/08
What if it snowed in San Francisco?
ST19AG_WGreymon
Taiyz
Posted 3:00 AM 3/10/08
@DarkHavoc99: I'd say it's more like SSX3 with a bit of 1080 Snowboarding and Burnout Paradise mixed in.
Taiyz